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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Blairstown, NJ · February 18, 1997

Date: February 18, 1997 · 13:30 local
Place: Blairstown, NJ
Airport: Blairstown Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N73519
Reported as: Cessna 172M
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total600 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N73519Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17267526 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: upon turning final for runway 25 at Blairstown, NJ airport, engine stopped running. Pilot landed aircraft in field approximately .2NM short of runway. No damage to aircraft on landing. Engine restarted on ground. Fuel noted leaking from carburetor. Damage occurred when aircraft hit telephone pole attempting to taxi back to airport on highway. Engine started next day at airport but stopped when throttle was closed. Suspect problems with engine carburetor. Malfunction or defect report to be filed. All other items concerning pilot and aircraft were in order. Submission of this report closes investigation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: UPON TURNING FINAL FOR RUNWAY 25 AT BLAIRSTOWN, NJ AIRPORT, ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN FIELD APPROXIMATELY .2NM SHORT OF RUNWAY. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. ENGINE RESTARTED ON GROUND. FUEL NOTED LEAKING FROM CARBURETOR. DAMAGE OCCURRED WHEN AIRCRAFT HIT TELEPHONE POLE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI BACK TO AIRPORT ON HIGHWAY. ENGINE STARTED NEXT DAY AT AIRPORT BUT STOPPED WHEN THROTTLE WAS CLOSED. SUSPECT PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE CARBURETOR. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT TO BE FILED. ALL OTHER ITEMS CONCERNING PILOT AND AIRCRAFT WERE IN ORDER. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES INVESTIGATION.